Social media is here to stay, and Facebook posts are becoming red meat in signficant injury and wrongful death cases — not only in Virginia (VA) but nationwide. What you say or post may be used to…
Newport News, Virginia (VA), law enforcement officers have taken a firmer approach to controlling unsafe actions by recreational boaters, cracking down on drunken boating incidents. Boating while…
Not necessarily. About a year ago, the speed limit on several interstates throughout Virginia jumped from 65 mph to 70 mph and now there are reports about an increased number of accidents in that…
There is no shortage of information available on crashes caused by drunken drivers. The same cannot be said of drivers who use drugs. Until now. A new study suggests drivers who die in crashes…
Breathing in diesel exhaust fumes has long been recognized as a health hazard in rail yards and train locomotives. Certainly, any Amtrak, CSX or Norfolk Southern conductor, engineer or carman knows…
The Hampton River in Virginia is popular with speedboat owners and Jet Ski riders, but new heavy wooden markers placed the water in the water after the City of Hampton dredged the boat channel have…
Automakers are developing intelligent vehicle technology to warn drivers of impending accidents before they occur, according to the Virginian-Pilot. In July 2001, companies gathered at a National…
Casey Anthony may have been convicted of murder in the court of public opinion. However, there’s obviously a higher legal standard required when you sit as a jury member a…
A fun-filled day on the Chesapeake Bay turned tragic after a local preteen impaled her leg on a boat’s propeller, the Virginian-Pilotreported on July 1, 2011. The girl had been tubing with friends…
The first week of July is usually one of the busiest and deadliest U.S. travel times of the year. Many people use the holiday for driving vacations, resulting in many DUI citations and car…
Two years after a safety overhaul on teen driving laws, Maryland teen car crash death rates are down. According to the Annapolis Capital, 36 teens died in car accidents in 2010, as compared to 48 in…
A biker in downtown Norfolk, Virginia (VA), is fine after running into and scraping the side of a light rail train. According to the Virginian-Pilot, the bike rider was traveling southbound in the…